Valley glaciers are found in narrow mountain valleys and are also known as alpine glaciers. However, these glaciers have other synonyms as well. For instance, they can also be referred to as mountain glaciers, cirque glaciers, or glacierets. The name cirque glacier comes from the French word "cirque" meaning a bowl-shaped valley that these glaciers are often found in. Glacierets are smaller valley glaciers with shorter lengths and depths compared to their larger counterparts. Additionally, the term snowfield glacier describes a valley glacier in its initial stages of formation, where the accumulation of snow exceeds the rate of melting. Regardless of their names, valley glaciers continue to be major sites of study and intrigue for researchers studying climate change and glaciology.